Charles Walker asks the Home Secretary how many civil servants at grade 5 or above have been disciplined over failures in the UK immigration system since 1 January.  read more »

In a written question to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Charles Walker asks what progress the Financial Services Authority has made in enforcing testable business continuity planning among its members.  read more »

Charles Walker calls for compensation and support for small businesses with key staff serving long-term as reservists.  read more »

In a written question to the Defence Secretary, Charles Walker asks which NATO countries require their troops to pay income tax whilst on active service.  read more »

Charles Walker calls on the Government to ensure that during this hot weather, abstraction from our rivers is kept at a manageable level.  read more »

Charles Walker calls for a debate on the constitutional settlement between England and Scotland.  read more »

Charles Walker calls on the Education Secretary to guarantee funding for the Sure Start scheme in Waltham Cross and to promote the retention of health visitors by Sure Start initiatives in Herts.  read more »

Charles Walker calls for improvements to pre-school child care.  read more »

In a written question to the Health Secretary, Charles Walker asks for clarification of whether the two new PCTs in Hertfordshire will be run by separate management teams and chief executives.  read more »

Having learned that the two trusts created in the shake-up of PCTs serving Hertfordshire will be served by one management team and Chief Executive, Charles Walker alerts the Minister to his concerns that this will in-effect be just one PCT.  read more »